I have really screwed up my BIOS on my desktop - HELP!

[schatzie_k]

So, during the floods last week here in Georgia, we kept having power outages. I was trying to re-connect my Vista Home Premium Desktop back to the internet, and somehow my ethernet driver had disappeared.

I am running a Compaq Presario SR5130NX with an AMD AthalonTM 64 x2 Dual Core Processor, 1GB Memory, 200GB Hard drive, with another 120GB slaved off it, and an ASUS M2N68-LA Motherboard running it all.

I went to the HP/Compaq website to start updating drivers, and like a dummy, started trying to update BIOS on my computer while in Windows Vista. The computer froze, and I shut it off. Now when I power it on, I get:

Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0
Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc.

BIOS ROM checksum error

Detecting IDE ATAPI device...
Found CDROM, try to Boot from it ... Pass


DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

I insert the system recovery disk that I waited 5 days to receive in the mail, and it comes back with the same error message, to insert the system disk. If I don't have a CD in the CD drive at all, it says:

Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0
Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc.

BIOS ROM checksum error

Detecting IDE ATAPI device...
Found CDROM, try to Boot from it ... Fail

Detecting floppy drive A media...
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

I have researched multiple websites, have downloaded the old ROM file, 513.rom, which I extracted from the BIOS application file and renamed 513rom so that it can be read, as well as awdflash, the 8.59E version, I think, and a DOS6.22 file, trying to create a bootable CD so I can get the ROM file back to the previous version. Apparently I am doing something wrong, as I'm not much of a computer geek when it comes to creating bootable disks (I tried using Nero 5.5.5.9). I must be stupid... ?

Also, I have replaced the battery on the motherboard, and moved the CMOS pins from 1,2 to 2,3 for at least 30 minutes to clear the CMOS state, then moved them back. I have pulled both memory cards out one at a time, because at one point before the reset, I got the "no enough memory" with it all also. And at one point had lines of flashing different colors on my screen when hitting any of the keys after this had popped up.

What am I doing wrong? I obviously do not have an A: floppy drive, what is my computer looking for? How can I resurrect my desktop? All help appreciated!!!

[SKeene1956]

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Originally Posted by schatzie_k

So, during the floods last week here in Georgia, we kept having power outages. I was trying to re-connect my Vista Home Premium Desktop back to the internet, and somehow my ethernet driver had disappeared.

I am running a Compaq Presario SR5130NX with an AMD AthalonTM 64 x2 Dual Core Processor, 1GB Memory, 200GB Hard drive, with another 120GB slaved off it, and an ASUS M2N68-LA Motherboard running it all.

I went to the HP/Compaq website to start updating drivers, and like a dummy, started trying to update BIOS on my computer while in Windows Vista. The computer froze, and I shut it off. Now when I power it on, I get:

Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0
Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc.

BIOS ROM checksum error

Detecting IDE ATAPI device...
Found CDROM, try to Boot from it ... Pass


DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

I insert the system recovery disk that I waited 5 days to receive in the mail, and it comes back with the same error message, to insert the system disk. If I don't have a CD in the CD drive at all, it says:

Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0
Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc.

BIOS ROM checksum error

Detecting IDE ATAPI device...
Found CDROM, try to Boot from it ... Fail

Detecting floppy drive A media...
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

I have researched multiple websites, have downloaded the old ROM file, 513.rom, which I extracted from the BIOS application file and renamed 513rom so that it can be read, as well as awdflash, the 8.59E version, I think, and a DOS6.22 file, trying to create a bootable CD so I can get the ROM file back to the previous version. Apparently I am doing something wrong, as I'm not much of a computer geek when it comes to creating bootable disks (I tried using Nero 5.5.5.9). I must be stupid... ?

Also, I have replaced the battery on the motherboard, and moved the CMOS pins from 1,2 to 2,3 for at least 30 minutes to clear the CMOS state, then moved them back. I have pulled both memory cards out one at a time, because at one point before the reset, I got the "no enough memory" with it all also. And at one point had lines of flashing different colors on my screen when hitting any of the keys after this had popped up.

What am I doing wrong? I obviously do not have an A: floppy drive, what is my computer looking for? How can I resurrect my desktop? All help appreciated!!!

Well from what I have gotten from this is that the bios is screwd. You need to go onto the website where you got the update or to award (try manufacturer 1st)using a different system and download the new bios and save it to a cd or dvd or flash drive. Then you have to flush (flash) your bios to remove everything and then reload with the new files. That can be done using F2 function to get to your bios. If you cannot update your bios you now have a paper weight.

[schatzie_k]

I tried doing that, and I also tried taking it to the local BestBuy Geek Squad guys. The CMOS is corrupted, according to them, and won't even let them into the BIOS to reflash it. The guy recommends getting a new motherboard. So I'm shopping. Thanks anyway for the help.